Napoleonic British 1796P Light Cavalry Trooper's Sabre Sword

DESCRIPTION

An increasingly rare chance to own an authentic famous and infamous British 1796 pattern light cavalry trooper's sword of the Napoleonic wars; the French hated the fact the British had the most effective slashing sword on the battlefield. These sabres are becoming harder and harder to source, and more and more expensive to buy. This particular example has an exceptionally good blade, though with nicks to the forward cutting edge comensurate with front line field use. This sabre was made by Woolley, as shown on the spine; a famous maker in Birmingham, England. It has a crown (over 1) inspection mark, so it was almost certainly sold to HM Army, not to a reservist "Yeomanry" unit originally. The blade is firm in the hilt which, along with the scabbard, has rusted and been painted black. The grip is a replacement but is period as you can see from the worm holes! It is very likely therefore this sabre was well used (the grip worn) as it was passed from likely a front line regiment down to a yeomanry cavalry unit. There apepars to be some markings on the scabbard under the paint; it may have the regiment, troop and trooper markings there but no gauarantees and I do not want to remove the paint from one section. 1.755 Kg so with packaging over 2Kg.

Please contact me for extra / full sized photos if required. Item ref number 96 (Packet 5 >2Kg)

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Listing Format:	Fixed Price
Price per item:	Buy Now for €450.00
Quantity:	1
Closes:	Auction is closed
Location:	Portugal (EU)
Started :	7/20/2010 10:38:49 AM
Ended:	8/19/2010 10:38:49 AM
Seller:	snr_sword (356)
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